TKT

Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT)

TKT is a new test about teaching English to speakers of other languages. It aims to increase teachers’ confidence and enhance job prospects by focusing on the core teaching knowledge needed by teachers of primary, secondary or adult learners, anywhere in the world.

This flexible and accessible award will help you to understand:

different methodologies for teaching

the ‘language of teaching’

the ways in which resources can be used

the key aspects of lesson planning

classroom management methods for different needs.

TKT has three core modules. These can be taken together in one exam session or separately, in any order, over three sessions. Each module consists of a test of 80 objective questions, lasting 80 minutes, which require you to select the correct answer and mark this on a computerised answer sheet.